Mike Akins, Inman, Kansas police chief, faces trial on child sex charges

hutchnews.com

via Kansas.com

March 29, 2010

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MCPHERSON, Kan. - A judge has determined there is enough evidence to try a central-Kansas police chief on charges he molested four children.

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Thirty-eight-year-old Mike Akins Jr. appeared Friday in McPherson County District Court for a preliminary hearing...
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Two of the children testified during the hearing Friday that Akins touched them inappropriately.
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Akins occasionally shook his head "no" during the testimony.
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The mother of the alleged victims dated Akins, but testified the relationship turned sour. She said she eventually obtained a protection-from-stalking order.
Information from: The Hutchinson News, http://www.hutchnews.com/

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McClatchy Regional News

March 28, 2010

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McPHERSON — The former Inman police chief is headed for trial on charges he molested four children. Mike Akins Jr., 38, appeared Friday in McPherson County District Court for a preliminary hearing on 19 criminal counts alleging he sexually abused three girls and one boy, ages 9 to 14, between December 2008 and December 2009, while he was police chief...
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Retired Sedgwick County District Court Judge Ronald Innes, who presided over the hearing, found probable cause to proceed to trial, saying the evidence "shows a course of conduct" by Akins. read more here